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No. 77,296. Patented Apr. 28, 1868.

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ELISHA LEFFINGWELL, or KSEMPRONIUS, NEW- YORK.

Letter: Batent Nb.'77,296, dated April 28, 1568; mama April 16, 1868.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, Enisns Lnrrmewsnn, of Sempronius, in the co nt -sensi and in -the State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tessie-Trimming Machine; and do hereby declare that the following is a. full; clear, and exact description thereof, reference being he'd to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked'thereon.

- In. the annexed drawings, making vpart of this specification, A represents the base of the machine, which has erected upon ,it two uprights, B B. p i

0 represents a. cross-bar,whieb'is'frnmed ihto' the uprights B B, at their -trp'pur ends, 'oonnectingithem together. Lying crosswise of the two uprights B B, and buying hearings in them, is s'shoft, D. Thisshcft D burrs-crank at its centre, and' e. fly-whce'l, G, at one end, and a bevel-gear wheel, H, atthe other. .13 represents a. pitman, which connects the crank of shnft D to thetrendle'F. I represents .a small verticcl'shaft, which has a crank upon its lower end, a. pulley, d,neer its upper, end, and near its centre a smell bevel-wheel, d, which genre into the wheel H- P represents a pituinn, one end of which is connected to'the' crank on shaft I, while the other end is secured to a cutter-bar, 0, which is held'in suitable bearings ontheu'nd'er side of cross-bar C. I I

I This cutter-bar o is provided with cutters, a a, as seen in Figure2; 1 3' J represent tubes, which are secured in a. ertical position in the crossrbnr C, at stated distances apart, their lower'ends projecting'sl ightly below the bar, and their upper ends mndejiaring, sn'd provided with teeth, us represented. 1 Around each ofthe tubes J J, are placed loose pulleys, K K, and upon the npperfncesof these pulleys'ere secured cutting-bladene ve,

which project upward, withtheir points just above the upper ends of the tubes.

A belt, L, passes around the pulleys K K, and then around pulley dof shaft I. When the treadle sets the shaft- D, with its WheeL'H, in motion, motion is communicated, through wheel a, to the pulleys, and these pulleys K Krevol-ving, carry their cutting-blades around the upper ends of tubes J Y The machine being set in-motion, the teazle-stalks areinserted in the upper ends of the tubes 3' J, andthe bladese e revolving, trim the burr-ends of their thorns or sword'-lee;ves, while thecutters a 0, playing closeto the lower ends of the tubes, out the stemsof equal length,"-severing'them in suiteble and equol'pnrts.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claiiu as new, and desire to secnre by Letters Patent, is- 1.- The tubes J J, constructed,sulgstnntihlly as described, nndusedwith the pulleys K K, end'their revolving blades e e, as and for the purpose-set forth. I e 2. The cutter-bar o, 'with' its cut ters a a, in combi'notion with'the tnbes J J, as and'for the purpose set forth. In testirnony that I- claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set'iny hand and seal, this 22d day 05 June, 1867.

' i i ELISHA LEFFINGWELL. [Lt 8.]

Witnesses:

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